Abstemious mice offer hint at molecular target for treating alcoholism
...ohol research that increasedsensitivity to alcohol intoxication lessens the likelihood that a person willbecome an alcoholic," Hodge said. A long-running UC San Diego study of sons of alcoholics illustrates the theoryin humans. The ongoing trial, conducted by UCSD researcher Mark A. Schuckit,MD, UCSD professor ...Researchers discover alcohol-sensitive membrane channel
...thanolat a concentration below the legal level for intoxication (10mM), the researchers found. This high sensitivity to relatively minor changes may influencesubstantially the capability of neurons to communicate. The researchers conclude that ethanol enhances or exaggerates the effect of normalneurotransmitter a...Using PET scan technology to study alcohol's effects on the brain
...o compare the activity of the brain during alcohol intoxication with that seen after administration of a sedative drug. For this purpose, we used positron emission tomography (PET), an imaging method that allowed us to measure the consumption of sugar by the different regions of the brain, which served as an ind...Injuries on the job: the effects of problem drinking
...ave actually administered enough alcohol to induce intoxication among subjects and then tested their performance the next day using occupational training simulators, such as those used for training aircraft pilots. These studies have shown that performance is impaired the next day, even when all the alcohol has ...Gasoline additive interferes with alcohol breath analyzers
...breath-alcohol analyzer is used to determine legal intoxication especially now that many states are lowering the standard for intoxication to .08 blood alcohol level. We need to anticipate both the socio-legal and public health implication...The brain risks of binge drinking
...ronal degeneration after a couple of days of heavy intoxication in the rat might translate to the human drinker who is not even a chronic alcohol abuser. There is no firm proof of this at present, and we would need brain imaging to determine whether acute short-term binge drinking in people could be permanently ...Study to consider alcohols role in date rape
...he new study will explore the link between alcohol intoxication and vulnerability to sexual assault. Women included in the study will be those who are single, 21 or older, drink at least three drinks per occasion at least once a week, live in the Buffalo area and have participated in the Women 2000 Study....First longitudinal study on lesbian health
...uding drinking levels, heavy episodic drinking and intoxication and thefactors that influence those changes. "Understanding factors that increase or buffer lesbians' risk will permit the development of more culturally relevant prevention and intervention strategies," said Tonda Hughes, associate professor of nu...Alcohol tolerance associated with family history
...history of alcoholism reported greater feelings of intoxication after initial exposure to alcohol than participant...ly adapted to the alcohol and their perceptions of intoxication became no different from those of the other participants. "This suggests that the development of to...Tolerance for alcohol associated with family history
...history of alcoholism reported greater feelings of intoxication after exposure to alcohol than participants who di...ickly adapted to the alcohol: Their perceptions of intoxication became no different from those of the other participants. The study's lead author, Sandra L. Morzor...Many drunk drivers not problem drinkers
... 7 percent with zero BACs. The legal standard for intoxication in 33 states is a BAC of 0.08 g/dL or higher (two other states will have 0.08 standards starting in 2003). In other states, it is 0.10 g/dL or higher. The study also found that only 7 percent of the deceased drivers had been convicted of alcohol-impa...Chronic drinking increases cortisol during intoxication and withdrawal
...nking produces an increase in cortisol both during intoxication and withdrawal. Cortisol appears to increase significantly during the progression from chronic intoxication to withdrawal.. Cortisol, known as a "stress hormone," plays an important role in the regulation of...Outstanding UCLA undergraduates present research
...d poetry. Webber's thesis examines the function of intoxication as depicted in late 19th-century British literature. After she graduates in the spring of 2004, Webber plans to earn her Ph.D. in English and a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing. "Literature has been a life-long interest of mine because of its...UCLA brain scientists crack mystery of how alcohol causes intoxication
...' tolerance to alcohol, leading to rapid and acute intoxication after the equivalent of one drink. The UCLA study is the first to identify how the gene variation alters GABA receptors -- specific sites targeted by chemicals from the brain cells -- making them more responsive to very low levels of alcohol. Alcoh...